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RESOLUTION NO. /
2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO NAMING THE
VERDEMONT PARK PROJECT THE "AL GUHIN PARK" .
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WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of
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San Bernardino awarded contracts in 1979 for furnishing con-
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ceptual park designs for the Verdemont Park Project; and
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WHEREAS, many individuals and groups have requested that
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the Verdemont Park Project be named after Al Guhin; and
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WHEREAS , Al Guhin devoted over 20 years of his life to
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Pop Warner Football (later known as Junior All American Football)
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it and to Little League baseball; and
i2 WHEREAS, his efforts to bring midget football to San
13 Bernardino and his devotion to the many young boys he coached,
t4 endeared him to the hearts of many, affectionately earning
15 him the title of "Pop Warner" ; and
16 WHEREAS , in 1963 , Al Guhin was elected as Councilman
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;9 WHEREAS , in 1973 , he was appointed to the Redevelopment
20 Agency Board of Directors , serving as its Vice Chairman from
21 1973 to 1975 and remaining as a member of the Board until 1978 ;
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23 WHEREAS, his contributions to the community were further
24 reflected through his membership and active service in the
25 ILions Club and YMCA,
26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
27 iCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS :
28 SECTION 1. The Verdemont Park Project is hereby named
I the "Al Guhin Park" .
2 II I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
3 iadopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
4 Bernardino at a _ �%lfuvxc. r �ca� meeting thereof, held
5 on the day of ^ n_ ,, f� ,u� 1980 , by the following
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AYES: Councilmen _1_2 2..a ,
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i2 City Clerk
i3 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved t dayi
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